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Impacts of Climate, Organic Management, and Degradation Status on Soil Biodiversity in Agroecosystems Worldwide. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol
Unsustainable soil management, climate change, and land degradation jeopardize soil biodiversity and soil-mediated ecosystem functions. Although the transition from conventional to organic agriculture has been proposed as a potential solution to ...
Sánchez-Cueto P, Hartmann M, García-Velázquez L, Gozalo B, Ochoa V, Bongiorno G, Goede R, Zoka M, Stathopoulos N, Kontoes C, Martinez LDO, Mataix-Solera J, García-Orenes F, Van De Sande T, Hestbjerg H, Alsina I, Tóth Z, Barral MP, Sirimarco X, Dongmo JB, Nguefack J, Tangkoonboribun R, Clocchiatti A, Ghemis R, Bosch M, Parras-Moltó M, Yacoub-Lopez C, Soliveres S, Lladó S.   +28 more
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ESIDE: A computationally intelligent method to identify earthworm species (E. fetida) from digital images: Application in taxonomy. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
Earthworms (Crassiclitellata) being ecosystem engineers significantly affect the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil by recycling organic material, increasing nutrient availability, and improving soil structure.
Saiqa Andleeb, Wajid Arshad Abbasi, Rozina Ghulam Mustafa, Ghafoor Ul Islam, Anum Naseer, Irsa Shafique, Asma Parween, Bushra Shaheen, Muhamad Shafiq, Muhammad Altaf, Syed Ali Abbas   +10 more
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Phylogenomic analyses of Crassiclitellata support major Northern and Southern Hemisphere clades and a Pangaean origin for earthworms [PDF]

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017
Background Earthworms (Crassiclitellata) are a diverse group of annelids of substantial ecological and economic importance. Earthworms are primarily terrestrial infaunal animals, and as such are probably rather poor natural dispersers.
Frank E. Anderson, Bronwyn W. Williams, Kevin M. Horn, Christer Erséus, Kenneth M. Halanych, Scott R. Santos, Samuel W. James   +6 more
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Uncontrolled deforestation and population growth threaten a tropical island's water and land resources in only 10 years. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Rapid demographic growth in tropical islands can exacerbate conflicts and pressures on natural resources, as illustrated by the French island of Mayotte where resources are limited.
Foucher A, Evrard O, Rabiet L, Cerdan O, Landemaine V, Bizeul R, Chalaux-Clergue T, Marescaux J, Debortoli N, Ambroise V, Desprats JF.   +10 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Mitochondrial Genome Evolution in Annelida-A Systematic Study on Conservative and Variable Gene Orders and the Factors Influencing its Evolution. [PDF]

Syst Biol, 2023
The mitochondrial genomes of Bilateria are relatively conserved in their protein-coding, rRNA, and tRNA gene complement, but the order of these genes can range from very conserved to very variable depending on the taxon.
Struck TH, Golombek A, Hoesel C, Dimitrov D, Elgetany AH.   +4 more
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The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the pantropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Rhinodrilidae, Clitellata): Mitogenome characterization and phylogenetic positioning. [PDF]

Zookeys, 2017
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Conrado AC, Arruda H, Stanton DWG, James SW, Peter Kille, Brown G, Silva E, Dupont L, Taheri S, Morgan AJ, Simões N, Rodrigues A, Montiel R, Cunha L.   +13 more
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They come in all sizes: integrative systematics and morphological radiation of Scherotheca (Lumbricidae, Crassiclitellata). [PDF]

Cladistics
Abstract Scherotheca is amongst the most diverse earthworm genera within Lumbricidae, exhibiting striking ecomorphological radiation—from small epigeic‐like forms to giant anecic species. Accurate systematics is critical for exploring such diversification.
Marchán DF, Gérard S, Navarro AM, Piris A, Hedde M, Decaëns T, Novo M.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Establishing DNA-Based Strategies for Soil Biodiversity Assessment: Insights From Carabid Beetles. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
DNA metabarcoding revolutionizes soil biodiversity assessments by offering unparalleled taxonomic resolution and efficiency compared to traditional methods. Our study shows that the common decontamination step is unnecessary, streamlining workflows without compromising accuracy.
Fraga Dornellas L, Mata VA, Mendes S, Leitão R, Bartz M, Nascimento E, Costa J, Sousa JP, Cunha L.   +8 more
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Erratum to: Phylogenomic analyses of Crassiclitellata support major Northern and Southern hemisphere clades and a Pangaean origin for earthworms [PDF]

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017
Frank E. Anderson, Bronwyn W. Williams, Kevin M. Horn, Christer Erséus, Kenneth M. Halanych, Scott R. Santos, Samuel W. James   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A proposed order-level classification in Oligochaeta (Annelida, Clitellata) [PDF]

, 2021
The purpose of our contribution is to propose a robust and practical order-level classification of the families of Oligochaeta, that is, non-leech Clitellata.
Erséus, Christer, Martin, Patrick, Schmelz, Rüdiger M., Timm, Tarmo, Van Haaren, Ton   +4 more
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